20-Minute Tuscan Chicken with Penne Pasta

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give 20-Minute Tuscan Chicken with Penne Pastan a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 541 calories, 33g of protein, and 18g of fat each. For $2.26 per serving, this recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 234 people have tried and liked this recipe. A mixture of penne pasta, onion, dried basil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is brought to you by Gal on a Mission. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 99%. This score is outstanding. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Creamy Tuscan Pasta Sauce {Quick 20-Minute Dinner}, Tuscan Italian Chicken with Penne & Broccoli, and 30 Minute Tuscan Chicken Marsala.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 (14.5 ounces) cans diced tomatoes

2 cups chicken stock

½ teaspoon dried basil

¼ teaspoon dried thyme

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

fresh basil, to garnish

2 cups frozen spinach

4 garlic cloves, minced

½ cup fat-free half & half*

1 tablespoon olive oil

½ onion or 1 tablespoon onion powder

1 teaspoon dried oregano

parmesan cheese, to garnish

16 ounce box penne pasta

¼ teaspoon pepper

2 cups rotisserie chicken

½ teaspoon salt

diced tomatoes, to garnish

Equipment:

dutch oven

whisk

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Place the oil, garlic, spinach, and onion or onion powder in a 6-quart dutch oven. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.Meanwhile, fill a large pot with salted water. Allow the water to boil, then add the pasta.Add the oregano, thyme, pepper, salt, basil, diced tomatoes, and chicken stock to the dutch oven. Allow the mixture to come to a boil, then stir. Add the chicken and stir.In a small bowl, whisk together the half & half and flour together, making sure there are no clumps. Stir the flour mixture into the sauce, stirring continuously well mixture is combined.Allow the sauce to simmer until the pasta is al dente, about 12 minutes.Drain the pasta, add the pasta to the sauce and stir.Garnish with diced tomatoes, fresh basil, and parmesan cheese.

 

Step by step:


1. Place the oil, garlic, spinach, and onion or onion powder in a 6-quart dutch oven. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.Meanwhile, fill a large pot with salted water. Allow the water to boil, then add the pasta.

2. Add the oregano, thyme, pepper, salt, basil, diced tomatoes, and chicken stock to the dutch oven. Allow the mixture to come to a boil, then stir.

3. Add the chicken and stir.In a small bowl, whisk together the half & half and flour together, making sure there are no clumps. Stir the flour mixture into the sauce, stirring continuously well mixture is combined.Allow the sauce to simmer until the pasta is al dente, about 12 minutes.

4. Drain the pasta, add the pasta to the sauce and stir.

5. Garnish with diced tomatoes, fresh basil, and parmesan cheese.


Nutrition Information:

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462k Calories
24g Protein
13g Total Fat
62g Carbs
42% Health Score
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Calories
462k
23%

Fat
13g
21%

  Saturated Fat
6g
42%

Carbohydrates
62g
21%

  Sugar
10g
12%

Cholesterol
27mg
9%

Sodium
907mg
39%

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Protein
24g
49%

Vitamin K
175µg
167%

Vitamin A
6594IU
132%

Selenium
47µg
68%

Manganese
1mg
60%

Calcium
499mg
50%

Vitamin C
37mg
46%

Phosphorus
436mg
44%

Potassium
1022mg
29%

Folate
116µg
29%

Magnesium
111mg
28%

Fiber
6g
26%

Vitamin B6
0.51mg
26%

Vitamin B2
0.41mg
24%

Copper
0.46mg
23%

Vitamin E
3mg
22%

Vitamin B3
4mg
21%

Iron
3mg
21%

Vitamin B1
0.27mg
18%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Vitamin B5
0.78mg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.41µg
7%

Vitamin D
0.18µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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